Oh yeah... I still need to write about the guy in my store mentioned two entries ago. Wow. I'll do that later tonight or tomorrow.

I want coffee.

I'm getting ready to leave to go to Dallas for the weekend, and I am out of coffee. I got home at midnight last night from the show (I'm playing in the orchestra in "The King and I") and the realization hit me as I was getting ready for bed. That's an ugly realization.

So instead of packing right now, I'm lamenting on screen about my lack of caffeine. Makes sense, right?

Oh, I need to be a better blogger. But you would not believe my life right now. I haven't been home in two weeks! Not because I'm traveling (I wish I was), but because my evenings have been totally filled up with things that require me to be elsewhere. It's exhausting. And frustrating. Because I'll do a load of laundry when I get home at midnight, throw it in the dryer in the morning, dig out of the dryer what we all need to wear for the day, and the rest of the laundry gets thrown on the couch to be folded "sometime"... and then we rush out the door for the day. But since I'm not home "sometime," it hasn't gotten folded in like a week and a half. No joke. You should have seen the pile! I finally sat down at 10:00 Thursday night and had to call my mom, and that's always an hour conversation at least, so I put my new headset on and called her and folded laundry. It's amazing how just getting control over clothing can change your outlook. I was going insane because I couldn't find anything in the pile every morning, and was frustrated because I couldn't do anything about it, and it made me very grumpy every day.

So this orchestra thing will all be over next weekend, and I can breathe a little bit.

Yeah, okay. I guess I'd better go get my things loaded up.



Dadgum cedar. I don't wanna go outside.

Oh. I totally forgot to write about the wacky guy I encountered at my store. Yeah.

mind the gap.

Mind the gap.

So it's been like a month since I've blogged. I have not had one moment to breathe since I started working. I am juggling many things in my life right now... motherhood, domestic goddess (really not a goddess right now... my house is a mess, which is reflective of the amount of time I have to clean it), work, Lady Jane Grey, Stormy Petrel, church responsibilities, 3 websites to build, not including our own.... last week I wasn't home one evening, which meant that I was really only home just to sleep. I don't like that kind of busyness. But it's all good... really, everything we have going on is good and exciting and fresh, so I'm okay with it all.

So we got our CDs in last week. They look great. Our release date is set for April 9th. Party at the Scenic Loop! April 9, you say? Why so late? Because we have to send out all the preorders first, and then send it to radio and press, and then assemble a band, and then practice, and THEN we can release it.

We played a big show last night. Very big show. Like 1200 folks were there. I played guitar for the first time to an "audience" (I play guitar every Sunday at church but that's different. Emphasis there is on leading, not performing.) and it was really cool for me to be able to do that. This was our first gig as Stormy Petrel, our side project that we're unveiling little by little. We had such a good time last night!

I'm starting rehearsals with the Fredericksburg Theater Company tomorrow for February performances of "The King and I." I'm playing cello in the pit. Last year I did "Camelot" with them. It was grueling -- I'm not used to playing cello for 3 hours at a time -- but it was fun and really sharpened my playing ability. So I'm looking forward to this.

I just ate four (4) Krispy Kreme donuts with my coffee. Krispy Kreme should be illegal, or at the very least regulated by the government. I have no self control at all when it comes to those hot glazed donuts. I get crazed (insert Howard Dean scream here).

Alright. I'm off to build web pages. And then do laundry. And then go to work.

So ummm, tomorrow is David's and my 8th anniversary. 8 years! That is mind boggling. Tonight we went out and celebrated at a yummy Italian restaurant in the Alamo Quarry and then went to see a movie. Can I just say that there are NO movies out right now? So we opted for that new movie with Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton.... only because it was the least of all stupid movies. Yeah, well, the whole movie consisted of Diane Keaton doing what she does in every movie: screaming and freaking out and overacting. I swear, she plays the EXACT same character in EVERY movie she is in. Why do they do that?

Loving my job... it's fun. Although I have been absolutely ASSAULTED by Christmas music. We listen to the same 3 Christmas CDs in the store all day, and lemme tell ya, Jackie Velasquez's version of Feliz Navidad is about to put me over the edge. Like we needed another version of that song -- as if the original isn't annoying enough. Please, make it stop. Make it go away. Please. It won't leave.....

So I have most of my Christmas shopping done... all except for the buying part. Well, yeah, see, all of us employees at the Compass are getting 50% off tomorrow for Christmas, so I'm doing all my shopping there. Makes it easy. So all my stuff is already picked out. I'm going in tomorrow on my day off to actually purchase things.

Album art is almost done... hopefully by the end of the week... and then we can send it away to the manufacturer! We've set a release date, but I'm not going to announce it until we send the CD off... don't wanna jinx it. But the date is exactly 4 years to the day of our last album release. That's sorta weird. Hey, if Sarah McLachlan can wait 4 years between records, so can we, okay?

Okay, I think David is finally home... which means I gotta get Punky ready for bed. David's mom watched Punky tonight, and it's late and Punky has school tomorrow. so there.

Type more later.....................................................................

Baby shark, do-do, do do do do
Baby shark, do do, do do do do
Baby shark, do do, do do do do
Baby shark

Mama shark, do do, do do do do
Mama shark, do do, do do do do
Mama shark, do do, do do do do
Mama shark

Daddy shark, do do, do do do do
Daddy shark, do do, do do do do
Daddy shark, do do, do do do do
Daddy shark

Grandpa shark, do do, do do do do
Grandpa shark, do do, do do do do
Grandpa shark, do do, do do do do
Grandpa shark

Lady swimmer, do do, do do do do
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Lady swimmer, do do, do do do do
Lady swimmer

Swimming faster, do do, do do do do
Swimming faster, do do, do do do do
Swimming faster, do do, do do do do
Swimming faster

Shark attack, do do, do do do do
Shark attack, do do, do do do do
Shark attack, do do, do do do do
Shark attack

CPR, do do, do do do do
CPR, do do, do do do do
CPR, do do, do do do do
CPR

And so I tried to blog yesterday but after all the typing, it disappeared on me. I hate that.

So to recap, I am snapping out of my funk a little. Yes, I had an online pity party in my last several entries. I'm over it. Partly because I just woke up finally happy yesterday, and then partly because I figured out why I've been such a weirdo. October was a very, very emotionally taxing month for me personally... for reasons I can't print. It involved a heartbreaking situation that took almost every ounce of me emotionally and spiritually. As soon as that situation resolved... and I mean literally the moment the release came, we found out that we had to move and my world personally was turned completely upside down. The upside down part was a good thing... we moved, I started working again, etc... but it was so much change all at once with absolutely no time to even think! So I had no time to let down after the October events before I was thrust into this whirlwind of activity and craziness. So I had a minor breakdown right around Thanksgiving. Just minor. All gone. All better.

No longer at Chili's! I got a new gig at a Christian bookstore in San Antonio. I used to work at a Christian bookstore when I was in high school, so this is just like putting on old shoes. I really like it. Except that I have no clue... NO CLUE... about the music there. It's pretty sad, really, but I don't listen to Christian music! It will be interesting to see what's out there.

I have to make/buy/find an angel costume by Friday. Any suggestions? Punky is playing the part of the angel Gabriel in his Christmas play. I'm so excited about seeing him! It will be so cute.

Yes, hello. Thank you. Gotta go do stuff. Buh-bye.